Grave-vault.



J. YOUNG a J. H. GEIER.

GRAVE VAULT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.2, 1914.

Paten'd Jan. 19, i915.

THE NORRIS PETERS Co., PHOTO-LITHUn wASHlNGmN D JOHN YOUNG AND' JOHNHENRY GEIER, OF GALION, OHIO.

GRAVE-'VAULT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latented Jan. 119, 1915.

Application led March 2, 191-1. Serial No. 822,04.

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOI-1N YOUNG and JOHN HENRY GEIER, citizens of theUnited States of America, residing at Galion, in

`the county of Crawford and State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful 1mprovements in Grave-Vaults, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention has for an object to provide an improved doorespecially'adapted for 4reliably locking and hermetically sealing theentrance to a grave vault.

Another object is to provide a vault door having adjustable means foreither permanently or removably locking itin closed position.

hese and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionhereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 represents a rear elevation and partial section of the gravevault and door in open position. Fig. 2 represents a central sectionalview through the vault and door in closed and unlocked position. Fig. 3represents a similar view showing the door locked. Fig. 4 represents anenlarged fragmentary sectional view showing a detail of the lockmechanism. Fig. represents a front elevation of a part of the lockmechanism, and, Fig. 6 represents a rear elevation partly in section ofa device for permanently locking the door.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 7 indicatesthe grave vault adjacent the open end of which is secured an angle bar 8shaped in conformity therewith and providing an abutment for a door 9supported upon hinges 10. The plane portion 11 of a screw 12 isrotatably mounted through the door 9 and is formed with a square outerend 13 for receiving the jaws of a suitable operating wrench. A rubberor other washer 14 is disposed on the plane portion 11 of the screwbetween the inner face of the door 9 and the flange 15 and is adapted tobe clamped between these parts by the action of a wedge 16 workingthrough a collar 17 and an opening formed transversely in the outer endof the screw 12 and against the outer face of the`door.

A series of substantially triangular locking members 1S is arranged onthe inner face of the door 9 and each member is formed adjacent itsinner end with a slot 19 receiving a guide pin 20 suitably and rigidlysecured to the door. Fairs of fingers 21 are formed on the outer edgesof the locking members and are disposed under the heads 22 of "-bolts orthe like 23 also secured to the door 9 and received between the fingersof each pair. The inner small ends of the triangular locking members 18are disposed between the sleeve 2% and the inwardly directed flange 25of a housing 26, and both the sleeve 24C and housing 26 are formed withthreaded apertures snugly litting .the screw 12. The sleeve 24C ispositioned within and rotatable with a member 29 and is formed with apair of diametrically opposed ribs 27 extendingV parallel with theopening therethrough and received within suitable grooves formed in thewall of an opening 2S in the member 29 within which the sleeve 2-1 isslidable. The member 29 is formed with a plurality of radially extendingspokes or arms 30 carrying laterally projecting pins 31 at their outerends received and slidable within slots 32 formed in the adjacentportions of the members 18.

The housing 26 is prevented from rotat` ing with the screw 12 by pins 83extending through the flange 25 and projecting into slots 31 formed inthe adjacent portions of the locking members 18. A spring actuated pawl35 is pivoted at 36 to the inner face of the housing 2G and is adaptedto coperate with the teeth 37 formed longitudinally of the threaded endof the screw 12 for preventing rotation thereof in one direction, aswill be hereinafter set forth. The free end of the pawl 35 is connectedwith a sleeve 38 slidably mounted within an angle opening 39 in thehousing 26 for raising the pawl 35 and securing it out of theengagements with the teeth 37.

1n operation, the door is closed as shown the latter is rotated withsaid screw, carrying therewith the member 29. The pins 31 of the member29 working within the slots 32 throw the locking members 1S outwardlycarrying the lingers 21 behind the inwardly directed flange at the angleof the bar 8 thus locking the door 9 in closed position. When the pins31 engage the opposite ends of the slots 32 the rotary movement oi' thesleeve 2d and member 29 is stopped and subsequent rotation of the screw12 advances the housing 26 and sleeve 24 inwardly of the vault on thethreads of the screw 12 and moves therewith the interposed inner ends ofthe locking members 18. The heads of the bolts 25 act as fulcrums forthe members 18 and cause the ingers 21 to move against the inner face ofthe flangeof the bar 8 as the inner extremities of the locking members18 are moved inwardly and thus draw the door 9 lirmly against the gasketel() disposed between said bar and door. The spring actuated pawl 35normally engages the teeth 37 of the screw 12 and prevents the latterfrom being rotated in a reverse direction to retract locking members 18,but may be secured in inoperative position by sliding the sleeve 38outwardly in the angular opening 39, thus permitting the door to belocked and unlocked as many timesvas desired.

movements on the inside of said door, a Y

sleeve snugly fitted on said rotatable screw between said lockingmembers and said flange, means non-rotatably and slidably mounted onsaid sleeve having connection with said locking members for extendingthe latter into locked position when said screw is rotated, a housingfitted on the inner end of said screw, meansior non-rotatably securingsaid housing to said locking members, and `means carried by said housingfor locking said screw against rotation in one direction.

In testimony whereof we aliX our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN YOUNG. JOHN HENRY GEIER. l/Vitnesses:

P. A. FRANKS, H. R. SGHULER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

